Calico Hearts: A Sweet Billionaire Second Chance Romance

Name: Calico Hearts: A Sweet Billionaire Second Chance Romance
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Roxie Clarke

Nov 2020 · Old Town Braverton - Pinwheel Plant Shop Book 2 · Write Free Press

3.5

2 reviews

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On the day Layla Franklin is promoted to manager of the Pinwheel Plant Shop, she discovers her first business meeting will be with her billionaire ex-boyfriend, ceramicist Bradley Marconi.

Five years prior, when Layla had to drop out of art school to support her disabled mom and her younger brother, Bradley broke off their relationship and broke her heart by saying they came from different worlds.

Layla doesn’t mind helping everyone in her life, really, she thrives on being useful. She’ll even help Bradley make sense of the debacle the Wavelength Pottery P & L statements have become. But she wants compensation for her time and reassurance from Bradley he is learning to manage his business himself and working toward being his own man.

When Bradley’s overbearing mother demands he attend a dinner party at the family residence and that he brings a date, Layla insists that date be her. Not only does she want to encourage Bradley to stand up to his manipulative family, but Layla wants to prove to them she’s found her own definition of success.

Inspired by the dinner party date and remembering what they loved about one another, Layla and Bradley give their relationship another try.

Everything is going well, until one night when the past and present collide, leaving Layla with little hope for their future and Bradley doubting they were ever meant to be.

Calico Hearts is the second book in the Pinwheel Plant Shop thread of the Old Town Braverton Sweet Romance Series.

Christian romance, inspirational romance, sweet romance, clean romance, billionaire romance, second chance romance, small town romance, exes, getting back together, dysfunctional family, taking care of sick parent, rich man poor woman, lovers from different worlds, artists, happily ever after

Ratings and reviews

3.5

2 reviews

Jamie Brydone-Jack

January 3, 2021

Pluses and Minuses I have read other books in the series and thoroughly enjoyed them. Something, however, was missing from this particular book, and I didn't like it as much as I had the others I read. I felt like the author indulged in the dreaded info dumps when the primary characters are introduced, even though she managed to make both take place in dialogue, which does make them slightly more palatable. While the heroine is a strong protagonist, I thought the hero was weak. In fact, I thought the heroine deserved a better hero, and I never like it when I think that as I'm reading a romance. He seemed clueless about the business end of his ceramics endeavor as well as weak in the face of his unpleasant, snobbish family. I like a hero with a bit more backbone, especially when the heroine is so strong; she’s even the one prodding him in the right direction in both instances. I did enjoy the little Pacific Northwest moments the author threw in, as I am a resident of that area. All in all, though, I found myself disappointed in this book compared to others in the series. I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.

mute wonder

January 1, 2021

3.5 Stars Sweet, lovely, but lacking Sweet and charmingly simple. I like this as part of a series, because there's NOT ENOUGH GOING ON HERE! Yes, I recognized Layla from String of Hearts. And Avery, Ryan, and Graceann! But of course, the focus is on Layla and her ex, Bradley. You get enough of Layla and Bradley's backstory to understand what's going on. However, there's not enough to really get invested, to feel the characters. So, it was a sweet, clean, kind, short romance story. But meh on content. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

About the author

Roxie Clarke writes sweet romance featuring houseplants, hunky heroes, and happily ever afters. She lives outside Portland, OR with her husband and their five kids. It is loud at her house.

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